Trusting in our own faith alone to justify us with Christ, only produces works judged as filthy rags by God.
God judges our works by His word. (John 12:48) It's not only a matter of us being justified by God, but also a matter of our works being justified as doing His word.
And so, if our works are not according to His word, then are works are not justified by God.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isaiah 64)
The prophet here is saying that if our works are not in obedience to God's word, then our works are of our own righteousness, that are judged as filthy rags to God.
If we are justified by our own faith alone, without any of our justification being by works, then none of our works can be justified with God.
All of our works become as filthy rags to God, because none of our works are justified by His word.
If none of our works justify us with God, then we are never judged as doers of His word.
So be it unto us according to our faith. If we don't want God to judge us by our works, nor our works to be judged and justified by Him, then He doesn't do so.
And so, God will never judge as a being doers of His word, in accordance with our own faith and will.
God judges our works by His word. (John 12:48) It's not only a matter of us being justified by God, but also a matter of our works being justified as doing His word.
And so, if our works are not according to His word, then are works are not justified by God.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isaiah 64)
The prophet here is saying that if our works are not in obedience to God's word, then our works are of our own righteousness, that are judged as filthy rags to God.
If we are justified by our own faith alone, without any of our justification being by works, then none of our works can be justified with God.
All of our works become as filthy rags to God, because none of our works are justified by His word.
If none of our works justify us with God, then we are never judged as doers of His word.
So be it unto us according to our faith. If we don't want God to judge us by our works, nor our works to be judged and justified by Him, then He doesn't do so.
And so, God will never judge as a being doers of His word, in accordance with our own faith and will.